Sachsenhausen British and Commonwealth Memorial

Photo courtesy of Julie

Able Seaman Andrew Anthony West

Operation Checkmate. Taken prisoner and later executed at Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp. Sadly I can find no picture of Andrew. Open for details courtesy of Pete R.

Translated extract from a German document on their capture

Able Seaman Keith Mayor

Operation Checkmate. Taken prisoner and later executed at Belsen Concentration Camp having been transferred there from Sachsenhausen. Open picture for details courtesy of Pete R.

Petty Officer Harold Hiscock

Operation Checkmate. A Canadian in the Royal Navy. Taken prisoner and later executed at Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp. Open picture for details courtesy of Pete R.

Able Seaman Neville Burgess

Operation Checkmate. Taken prisoner and later executed at Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp. Open picture for details courtesy of Pete R.

Sgt Victor John 'Jack' Cox

Sgt. Victor John Cox ( Jack ) - No.12 Commando - Taken prisoner on Operation Checkmate and later executed at Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp. Open picture for more details courtesy of Angela Cox and Pete R.

Petty Officer Alfred John Roe

Operation Checkmate. Taken prisoner and died of Typhus at Belsen Concentration Camp having been transferred there from Sachsenhausen. Picture courtesy of his great nephew Lawrence.

Lt John Godwin

Leader of Operation Checkmate. An Argentinian in the RNVR. Taken prisoner and later executed at Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp.